For the week of May 21 to May 27
(See here for last week's picks and our guidelines.)
VIDEO | BOOKS | CULTURE/TECH | MUSIC | POLITICS
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VIDEO / TV: ERIC BERLIN'S PICK OF THE WEEK
The Duke And Star Wars Episode III - An Epic Journey Of Some Kind
By Duke De Mondo, May 23
Didn't realize I was allowed an explanation last time, so here's mine for The Duke: "I think we can all agree by now that The Duke, without rebuke, is no fluke. Check out this post just once, and you'll never see the world, the stars, or Star Wars the same ever again."
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BOOKS: PAT CUMMING'S PICKS OF THE WEEK
Lois McMaster Bujold and the Hallowed Hunt
by theCO, May 21
This interview has great questions and interesting answers, delivered with humor and a real feeling for what Bujold's readers want to learn.
Bobos in Paradise by David Brooks
by David Wayne, May 23
Wayne couples his pastoral philosophy with his reading of Brook's book to spin an interesting insight on modern society, without squashing the fun of reading Bobos in Paradise.
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CULTURE / TECH BHW's PICKS OF THE WEEK
The Death Knell of Privacy
by Russell Buckley, May 27
A warning about employee tracking devices and other privacy-invading technology on its way to a public street near you. Buckley writes:
"... while defenders of these systems say that 'law abiding citizens have nothing to hide,' this is only relatively true in a democracy. If we ever see a return to some of the regimes (of the left or right) that dominated Europe last century, such exhaustive information on every citizen would make Big Brother look optimistic."
Be afraid. Be very afraid.
The Plot of the Fantasy Novel
by Leoniceno, May 23
Want to write a fantasy novel? It's easy. Just follow this standard plot outline by Leoniceno.
(And who can resist Strongarm Bluntaxe or the mystery of the prophecy?)
When the winds of Wimble-Wamble
Beat upon the coasts of Yore,
Then the Moored may tremble-tramble,
Pound upon that dreadful door.
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MUSIC: TEMPLE STARK'S PICK'S OF THE WEEK
Article comments
1 - Temple Stark
Enjoy. Slightly delayed due to holiday funtimes.
2 - Aaron, Duke De Mondo
thank you for the vote of confidence, various editors!
this is a fine, fine idea, although i must say i didn't actually catch it until here and now.
glad to see HW's post(s) getting the nod, and everything else here, too.
and uao's artist overviews are wonderful.
3 - uao
Thank you for the honor; it is a swell idea. There are so many fine writers here, it's hard to get to everything. A neat digest like this is quite nifty.
4 - Leoniceno
Hey, thanks for the honor, I didn't find out about it until July though, heh.
5 - bhw
Leoniceno, I loved that post!